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Who has won the most medals for the US?
That is swimmer Michael Phelps who has won 16 Olympic medals (14 gold, 2 bronze). With regard to U.S. athletes, indeed, Michael Phelps has won the most Olympic medals. However, taking all international athletes into consideration, the one with the most Olympic medals overall is a Russian-Ukranian, Larissa Latynina. A former Soviet gymnast, she won more Olympic medals than anyone in history, male or female, in any sport. She won 18 medals; nine gold medals, five silver and four bronze.
Who were the top five female olympic gold medal winners at Beijing games?
Australian swimmer Stephanie Rice led all women with three gold medals at the 2008 Games in Beijing. Women that won two gold medals include 1) China table tennis player Zhang Yining diver Guo Jingjing diver Chen Ruolin gymnast Xe Kexin 2) Great Britain swimmer Rebecca Adlington 3) Germany swimmer Britta Steffen 4) Australia swimmer Libby Trickett swimmer Leisel Jones 5) Kenya long distance runner Trunesh Dibaba
Who was the youngest female executed in the US?
The youngest female to be executed in the U.S. was native American Hannah Ocuish who publicly hanged in Connecticut on December 20, 1786, for the murder of another child. She was just 12 years and 9 months old.
Which female won the most olympic medals?
Missy Franklin
Who was the youngest English female monarch?
The youngest English female monarch was Queen Mary I, who ascended to the throne at the age of 37 in 1553. However, if considering the youngest queen regnant, that title goes to Queen Victoria, who became queen at the age of 18 in 1837. Mary II also became queen at 15, but only as a co-monarch with her husband William III. Therefore, Queen Victoria is often recognized as the youngest sole female monarch of England.
Who was the first female olympic swimmer?
Annette Kelllerman
Who was the youngest ever female Olympic athlete?
non of them are correct
Who was the first African American female to make the olympic team as a swimmer?
Maritza Correia at the 2004 Games in Athens. She was a member of the 4x100 meter freestyle relay team that won a silver medal.
Who was the 1960 Olympic female African American athlete?
Wilma Rudolph.
Which woman has won the most gold medals at a single Olympic Games?
Most golds won by a female in a single Games - 6 by swimmer Kristin Otto (GDR)
What is the minimum age for olympic swimming events?
There is no minimum age for some sports in the Olympics. A female swimmer from Cameroon was 12 in 2008, and a female swimmer from Nepal was only 13 in 2016. However, for gymnasts the minimum age is 16 (born before January 1, 2001), for bobsledding it is 14, and for boxing, it is 17.
What year and where was the first women's medley swimming race held?
Women were allowed to complete in Olympic swimming starting in 1912. That year, the Australian swimmer Fanny Durack, became the first female to win olympic gold in 100-yard freestyle swimming.
Who was the first female gold medallist for Australia?
The first woman in Australia to win an Olympic gold medal was Sarah 'Fanny' Durack. A swimmer, she won Gold in the 100m freestyle in Stockholm in 1912.
Who is the BEST female swimmer in the Olympics?
Rebecca Adlington
Who was the American female olympic runner in the 2000 Sydney games caught using illegal drugs?
One of the major female American runners caught using drugs in the Sydney Olympics was Marion Jones
Was Arti Pradhan the first woman to cross the Strait of Gibraltar?
In 1987, Arti Pradhan became the youngest female swimmer to swim the English Channel. I can't find any reference to her having swum across the Strait of Gibraltar.
Who was the famous female swimmer on stage in the 1950s?
Esther Williams.
